Project Manager | Hyperscale Data Center | Founding Member

About the role

Join a growing commercial contractor as a Project Manager helping lead a high-profile hyperscale data center tenant fit-out in Gainesville, VA. This role offers the rare opportunity to influence project delivery, build operational processes, and help establish a new data center division from the ground up.

Client Details

Our client is a rapidly growing contractor led by respected industry veterans with a proven record of scaling successful construction organizations. The company offers an entrepreneurial culture where employees have direct access to leadership, significant autonomy, and clear opportunities for career advancement.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day management of a hyperscale data center tenant fit-out project in Gainesville, VA.
• Oversee project budgeting, scheduling, procurement, subcontractor coordination, and overall project execution.
• Partner closely with field leadership to ensure quality, safety, and schedule objectives are achieved.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with ownership, consultants, trade partners, and key stakeholders.
• Identify and mitigate project risks while driving efficient project delivery.
• Support the development of company-wide data center construction processes and best practices.
• Provide strategic input as the organization expands its data center operations.
• Deliver regular project updates to executive leadership and ownership teams.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of construction project management experience, preferably with mission critical, data center, industrial, or complex commercial projects.
• Proven experience managing project budgets, schedules, contracts, and client relationships.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to coordinate multiple stakeholders and trade partners.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving abilities.
• Desire to work in an entrepreneurial environment with high visibility and significant growth potential.
• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field preferred.
• Experience with tenant fit-outs, mission critical environments, or fast-paced commercial construction projects is highly desirable.

Benefits

• Base salary up to $140,000-$150,000 for exceptional candidates.
• Annual bonus opportunity of 10-20% of base salary.
• $750/month vehicle allowance.
• 100% employer-paid individual medical and dental coverage.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Strong long-term career growth opportunities within a rapidly expanding organization.
• Founding member of a new data center division with significant influence on its future growth.
• Direct exposure to executive leadership and ownership with a voice in key decisions.
• High-autonomy environment without the bureaucracy common at larger contractors.
• Opportunity to work on a marquee hyperscale data center project in one of the nation's largest data center markets.
• Join a company experiencing rapid growth with substantial promotion potential for early team members.